Re: Re: Stuck water drain plug

Posted by The Red Baron on January 11, 2002 at 22:07:14 from (152.163.201.211):

In Reply to: Re: Stuck water drain plug posted by Steven@nd on January 11, 2002 at 16:10:32:

I'll vote with Steve on this one. I have been pleasantly surprised many times by the results I have gotten by heating the surrounding metal around a bolt that seems impossibly stuck. As an added kicker I have sometimes shot the bolt up with a stream of WD-40 just before I tried to turn it (in your case I would give a vise grips another try) to cool it down just before attempting to remove it and thereby tried to maximize the differential in expansion between the two surfaces that comes through temperature differential. If this fails I suspect you will do just fine by flattening off the face of it and CAREFULLY punching the center and SLOWLY drilling it out, flushing constantly with some sort of cooling lubricant such as Liquid Wrench or WD-40. DON'T get in a hurry! Progressively use 1/64 larger bits and as you feel you are approaching the point where you feel you are getting close to drilling out the threads try the vise grips once again. Often the heat and vibration of attempting to drill out a piece like that is enough to work it loose enough to twist out. If not, then continue drilling it out and then clean it out with a threading tap. I have gotten numerous frozen bolts and plugs out this way. Just make darn sure you start out and remain centered. Don't get in a hurry or try to step up bit sizes too rapidly. I don't care if it takes you a couple of hours. Nothing is worse than finding out that you have screwed it up by hurrying the job.
If you are careful I have no doubt that it will come out for you. Write and let us know how you do!

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